Exclusive: 24's Leslie Hope Battles FX's Strain

From Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Del Toro (the Hellboy films, Pan’s Labyrinth), the high-concept thriller stars Corey Stoll (House of Cards) as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of a Center for Disease Control team in New York City. Unexpectedly, the group is tasked with investigating a mysterious viral outbreak with the hallmarks of an ancient, evil strain of vampirism.

Hope, whose recent TV credits include NBC’s Revolution and ABC’s short-lived The River, will play Joan Luss, one of the few survivors of the outbreak. If the project lands a series order — a fait accompli, for all intents and purposes — Hope’s character would recur.

I’m not the biggest Del Toro fan but I liked ‘Pacific Rim’ and Cuse’s ‘Bates Motel’ is a great series so I’m looking forward to this one as well and Stoll was awesome on ‘House of Cards’ can’t wait to check it out if it makes it to TV.